Interface to display shared user groups

ABSTRACT

A system to generate a graphical user interface to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups between users of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for: receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of a first user; identifying a user group that includes the first user and the second user in response to the identification of the second user from the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers of the first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers may include graphical avatars; generating a group identifier based on the user identifiers; and causing display of a presentation of the user group at a client device.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.17/113,832, filed Dec. 7, 2020, which application is a continuation ofU.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/141,612, filed Sep. 25, 2018, nowissued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,895,964, all of which are incorporated byreference herein in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to graphical userinterfaces (GUI), and more particularly, to systems for generating andcausing display of GUIs.

BACKGROUND

A “group”, or “group chat,” is a feature in many social networkingservices which allows users to communicate and interact with one or moreusers through the exchange of media that include text, audio, images,and videos. Participants of the group chat are presented with agraphical user interface to display messages received from a pluralityof user participating in the group chat.

A given user may participate simultaneously in multiple group chats,where each group chat may be defined based on a number of attributes orfeatures, such as a list of participants. Each group chat thereforecomprises its own corresponding graphical user interface to displaymessages received from the participants. Group chats are typicallyaccessible through a chat interface that may simply display all chatsessions which a user is participating in simultaneously. For example,in order to access a specific chat session/group, a user may need tosearch through several pages of chat sessions that may be sorted basedon most recent activity. As a result, it is often difficult to sort andorganize chat groups, and users often mistakenly send messages toincorrect groups.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example messaging system forexchanging data (e.g., messages and associated content) over a networkin accordance with some embodiments, wherein the messaging systemincludes a group chat system.

FIG. 2 is block diagram illustrating further details regarding amessaging system, according to example embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating various modules of a group chatsystem, according to certain example embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating and causingdisplay of an interface to display shared user groups, according tocertain example embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating and causingdisplay of an interface to display shared user groups, according tocertain example embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating and causingdisplay of an interface to display shared user groups, according tocertain example embodiments.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating and causingdisplay of an interface to display shared user groups, according tocertain example embodiments.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating and causingdisplay of an interface to display shared user groups, according tocertain example embodiments.

FIG. 9 is an interface diagram depicting a GUI to display shared usergroups, according to certain example embodiments.

FIG. 10 is an interface diagram depicting a GUI to display shared usergroups, according to certain example embodiments.

FIG. 11 is an interface diagram depicting a GUI to display shared usergroups, according to certain example embodiments.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a representative softwarearchitecture, which may be used in conjunction with various hardwarearchitectures herein described and used to implement variousembodiments.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating components of a machine,according to some example embodiments, able to read instructions from amachine-readable medium (e.g., a machine-readable storage medium) andperform any one or more of the methodologies discussed herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A system to generate and cause display of a graphical user interface(GUI) to display a presentation of a set of shared user groups betweenusers of a social networking service is described. Embodiments of thepresent disclosure relate generally to improvements in systems thatgenerate and present graphical user interfaces to display chat andmessaging groups to users, that perform operations that may include:receiving an identification of a second user from a user account of afirst user; identifying a user group that includes the first user andthe second user in response to the identification of the second userfrom the user account of the first user; retrieving user identifiers ofthe first user and the second user, wherein the user identifiers mayinclude graphical avatars (e.g., Bitmoji); generating a group identifierto be assigned to the user group, based on the user identifiers of thefirst user and the second user; and causing display of a presentation ofthe user group at a client device associated with the user account ofthe first user, wherein the presentation of the user group comprises adisplay of the group identifier.

In some embodiments, the presentation of the user group may include oneor more graphical icons to receive inputs to adjust attributes of theuser group. For example, the user may provide an input to change adisplay name of the user group, define a theme or subject of the usergroup, or to add one or more additional users to the user group. Forexample, in response to receiving an input to add a third user to a usergroup that comprises a first user and a second user, the system mayretrieve a third user identifier associated with the third user, andgenerate a new user group identifier based on a first user identifier, asecond user identifier, and the third user identifier.

In some embodiments, in response to receiving an input that selects theuser group identifier, the system generates and causes display of a chattranscript associated with the user group, and an interface to generateand send messages to the user group. For example, the chat transcriptmay be stored at a memory location identified by the user groupidentifier within a memory repository of a client device, or at adatabase of the system. In response to receiving the input that selectsthe user group identifier, the system retrieves a chat transcript thatcomprises one or more messages received from the participants of thegroup chat, and displays the chat transcript within the GUI at a clientdevice.

In further embodiments, the input includes a tactile input into atouch-input enabled device, wherein the input comprises input attributessuch as a duration or contact pressure. In response to determining thatthe input attribute transgresses a predefined threshold value, thesystem may present a group profile associated with the user group. Thegroup profile may for example include a display of a list of useridentifiers of participants of the user group, as well as additionaluser group information such as a date and time of first message, lastmessage, and a presentation of media items shared in the user group.

Consider an illustrative example from the perspective of a first userregistered with a social networking service. The first user logs intotheir user account by providing credentials, and in response ispresented with a search interface to provide inputs that identify a useraccount of a second user. For example, the search interface may comprisean input field to receive a text based input, or in some embodiments maycomprise a presentation of a list of users that the user is connectedwith within the social networking service. In response to receiving anidentification of the second user, the system identifies one or moregroup chats that include both the user and the second user.

The system retrieves a first user identifier of the first user and asecond user identifier of the second user in response to identifying theuser group that comprises the first user and the second user, andgenerated a user group identifier based on the first user identifier andthe second user identifier. The system may then display the user groupidentifier within a GUI at a client device of the first user.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example messaging system 100 forexchanging data (e.g., messages and associated content) over a network.The messaging system 100 includes multiple client devices 102, each ofwhich hosts a number of applications including a messaging clientapplication 104. Each messaging client application 104 iscommunicatively coupled to other instances of the messaging clientapplication 104 and a messaging server system 108 via a network 106(e.g., the Internet).

Accordingly, each messaging client application 104 is able tocommunicate and exchange data with another messaging client application104 and with the messaging server system 108 via the network 106. Thedata exchanged between messaging client applications 104, and between amessaging client application 104 and the messaging server system 108,includes functions (e.g., commands to invoke functions) as well aspayload data (e.g., text, audio, video or other multimedia data).

The messaging server system 108 provides server-side functionality viathe network 106 to a particular messaging client application 104. Whilecertain functions of the messaging system 100 are described herein asbeing performed by either a messaging client application 104 or by themessaging server system 108, it will be appreciated that the location ofcertain functionality either within the messaging client application 104or the messaging server system 108 is a design choice. For example, itmay be technically preferable to initially deploy certain technology andfunctionality within the messaging server system 108, but to latermigrate this technology and functionality to the messaging clientapplication 104 where a client device 102 has a sufficient processingcapacity.

The messaging server system 108 supports various services and operationsthat are provided to the messaging client application 104. Suchoperations include transmitting data to, receiving data from, andprocessing data generated by the messaging client application 104. Insome embodiments, this data includes, message content, client deviceinformation, geolocation information, media annotation and overlays,message content persistence conditions, social network information, andlive event information, as examples. In other embodiments, other data isused. Data exchanges within the messaging system 100 are invoked andcontrolled through functions available via GUIs of the messaging clientapplication 104.

Turning now specifically to the messaging server system 108, anApplication Program Interface (API) server 110 is coupled to, andprovides a programmatic interface to, an application server 112. Theapplication server 112 is communicatively coupled to a database server118, which facilitates access to a database 120 in which is stored dataassociated with messages processed by the application server 112.

Dealing specifically with the Application Program Interface (API) server110, this server receives and transmits message data (e.g., commands andmessage payloads) between the client device 102 and the applicationserver 112. Specifically, the Application Program Interface (API) server110 provides a set of interfaces (e.g., routines and protocols) that canbe called or queried by the messaging client application 104 in order toinvoke functionality of the application server 112. The ApplicationProgram Interface (API) server 110 exposes various functions supportedby the application server 112, including account registration, loginfunctionality, the sending of messages, via the application server 112,from a particular messaging client application 104 to another messagingclient application 104, the sending of media files (e.g., images orvideo) from a messaging client application 104 to the messaging serverapplication 114, and for possible access by another messaging clientapplication 104, the setting of a collection of media data (e.g.,story), the retrieval of a list of friends of a user of a client device102, the retrieval of such collections, the retrieval of messages andcontent, the adding and deletion of friends to a social graph, thelocation of friends within a social graph, opening and application event(e.g., relating to the messaging client application 104).

The application server 112 hosts a number of applications andsubsystems, including a messaging server application 114, an imageprocessing system 116, a social network system 122, and a group chatsystem 124. The messaging server application 114 implements a number ofmessage processing technologies and functions, particularly related tothe aggregation and other processing of content (e.g., textual andmultimedia content) included in messages received from multipleinstances of the messaging client application 104. As will be describedin further detail, the text and media content from multiple sources maybe aggregated into collections of content (e.g., called stories,galleries, or collections). These collections are then made available,by the messaging server application 114, to the messaging clientapplication 104. Other processor and memory intensive processing of datamay also be performed server-side by the messaging server application114, in view of the hardware requirements for such processing.

The application server 112 also includes an image processing system 116that is dedicated to performing various image processing operations,typically with respect to images or video received within the payload ofa message at the messaging server application 114.

The social network system 122 supports various social networkingfunctions services, and makes these functions and services available tothe messaging server application 114. To this end, the social networksystem 122 maintains and accesses an entity graph 304 within thedatabase 120. Examples of functions and services supported by the socialnetwork system 122 include the identification of other users of themessaging system 100 with which a particular user has relationships oris “following,” and also the identification of other entities andinterests of a particular user.

The application server 112 is communicatively coupled to a databaseserver 118, which facilitates access to a database 120 in which isstored data associated with messages processed by the messaging serverapplication 114.

FIG. 2 is block diagram illustrating further details regarding themessaging system 100, according to example embodiments. Specifically,the messaging system 100 is shown to comprise the messaging clientapplication 104 and the application server 112, which in turn embody anumber of some subsystems, namely an ephemeral timer system 202, acollection management system 204 and an annotation system 206.

The ephemeral timer system 202 is responsible for enforcing thetemporary access to content permitted by the messaging clientapplication 104 and the messaging server application 114. To this end,the ephemeral timer system 202 incorporates a number of timers that,based on duration and display parameters associated with a message,collection of messages, or graphical element, selectively display andenable access to messages and associated content via the messagingclient application 104. Further details regarding the operation of theephemeral timer system 202 are provided below.

The collection management system 204 is responsible for managingcollections of media (e.g., a media collection that includes collectionsof text, image video and audio data). In some examples, a collection ofcontent (e.g., messages, including images, video, text and audio) may beorganized into an “event gallery” or an “event story.” Such a collectionmay be made available for a specified time period, such as the durationof an event to which the content relates. For example, content relatingto a music concert may be made available as a “story” for the durationof that music concert. The collection management system 204 may also beresponsible for publishing an icon that provides notification of theexistence of a particular collection to the user interface of themessaging client application 104.

The collection management system 204 furthermore includes a curationinterface 208 that allows a collection manager to manage and curate aparticular collection of content. For example, the curation interface208 enables an event organizer to curate a collection of contentrelating to a specific event (e.g., delete inappropriate content orredundant messages). Additionally, the collection management system 204employs machine vision (or image recognition technology) and contentrules to automatically curate a content collection. In certainembodiments, compensation may be paid to a user for inclusion of usergenerated content into a collection. In such cases, the curationinterface 208 operates to automatically make payments to such users forthe use of their content.

The annotation system 206 provides various functions that enable a userto annotate or otherwise modify or edit media content associated with amessage. For example, the annotation system 206 provides functionsrelated to the generation and publishing of media overlays for messagesprocessed by the messaging system 100. The annotation system 206operatively supplies a media overlay to the messaging client application104 based on a geolocation of the client device 102. In another example,the annotation system 206 operatively supplies a media overlay to themessaging client application 104 based on other information, such as,social network information of the user of the client device 102. A mediaoverlay may include audio and visual content and visual effects, as wellas augmented reality overlays. Examples of audio and visual contentinclude pictures, texts, logos, animations, and sound effects, as wellas animated facial models, image filters, and augmented reality mediacontent. An example of a visual effect includes color overlaying. Theaudio and visual content or the visual effects can be applied to a mediacontent item (e.g., a photo or video or live stream) at the clientdevice 102. For example, the media overlay including text that can beoverlaid on top of a photograph generated taken by the client device102. In another example, the media overlay includes an identification ofa location overlay (e.g., Venice beach), a name of a live event, or aname of a merchant overlay (e.g., Beach Coffee House). In anotherexample, the annotation system 206 uses the geolocation of the clientdevice 102 to identify a media overlay that includes the name of amerchant at the geolocation of the client device 102. The media overlaymay include other indicia associated with the merchant. The mediaoverlays may be stored in the database 120 and accessed through thedatabase server 118.

In one example embodiment, the annotation system 206 provides auser-based publication platform that enables users to select ageolocation on a map, and upload content associated with the selectedgeolocation. The user may also specify circumstances under which aparticular media overlay should be offered to other users. Theannotation system 206 generates a media overlay that includes theuploaded content and associates the uploaded content with the selectedgeolocation.

In another example embodiment, the annotation system 206 provides amerchant-based publication platform that enables merchants to select aparticular media overlay associated with a geolocation. For example, theannotation system 206 associates the media overlay of a highest biddingmerchant with a corresponding geolocation for a predefined amount oftime

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating components of the group chatsystem 124 that configure the group chat system 124 to generate andcause display of a GUI that includes a presentation of a mediacollection associated with a user, according to some exampleembodiments. The group chat system 124 is shown as including apresentation module 302, a user profile module 304, a media module 306,and a communication module 308, all configured to communicate with eachother (e.g., via a bus, shared memory, or a switch). Any one or more ofthese modules may be implemented using one or more processors 310 (e.g.,by configuring such one or more processors to perform functionsdescribed for that module) and hence may include one or more of theprocessors 310.

Any one or more of the modules described may be implemented usinghardware alone (e.g., one or more of the processors 310 of a machine) ora combination of hardware and software. For example, any moduledescribed of the group chat system 124 may physically include anarrangement of one or more of the processors 310 (e.g., a subset of oramong the one or more processors of the machine) configured to performthe operations described herein for that module. As another example, anymodule of the group chat system 124 may include software, hardware, orboth, that configure an arrangement of one or more processors 310 (e.g.,among the one or more processors of the machine) to perform theoperations described herein for that module. Accordingly, differentmodules of the group chat system 124 may include and configure differentarrangements of such processors 310 or a single arrangement of suchprocessors 310 at different points in time. Moreover, any two or moremodules of the group chat system 124 may be combined into a singlemodule, and the functions described herein for a single module may besubdivided among multiple modules. Furthermore, according to variousexample embodiments, modules described herein as being implementedwithin a single machine, database, or device may be distributed acrossmultiple machines, databases, or devices.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method 400 for generating andcausing display of an interface to shared user groups, according tocertain example embodiments. Operations of the method 400 may beperformed by the modules described above with respect to FIG. 3 . Asshown in FIG. 4 , the method 400 includes one or more operations 402,404, 406, 408, and 410.

At operation 402, the user profile module 304 receives, from a firstuser at a client device 102, an identification of a second user. Forexample, the first user may provide an input into a GUI, such as the GUI1000 of FIG. 10 that selects or identifies the second user. The inputmay comprise a selection of a user identifier that identifies the seconduser, or in some embodiments may include a text input that identifiesthe second user.

At operation 404, the communication module 308 identifies a user groupthat includes the first user and the second user, in response to theuser profile module 304 receiving the identification of the second userfrom the first user. For example, as discussed above, a user group(e.g., group chat) is a feature in many social networking services whichallows users to communicate and interact with one or more users throughthe exchange of media that include text, audio, images, and videos,where participants of the user group are presented with a shared GUI todisplay messages received from a plurality of user participating in thegroup chat, in real-time. In some embodiments, the group chat system 124may maintain a database of user groups (e.g., database 120), where eachgroup chat is organized based on a list of participants to the usergroups (i.e., user identifiers). Each user group may therefore comprisea list of user identifiers and a transcript of messages sent from theparticipants of the user group.

At operation 406, in response to the communication module 308identifying the user group that includes both the first user and thesecond user, the user profile module 304 retrieves a first useridentifier associated with the first user, and a second user identifierassociated with the second user. The user identifiers may includegraphical icon or avatars, such as Bitmoji that represent the usersthemselves. For example, the users may configure and personalize theircorresponding user identifiers.

At operation 408, in response to the user profile module 304 retrievingthe user identifiers of the first user and the second user, the mediamodule 306 generates a group identifier to be associated to the usergroup that includes the first user and the second user, based on thefirst user identifier of the first user and the second user identifierof the second user.

In some embodiments, the media module 306 may generate the groupidentifier based on the user identifiers of the participants to the usergroup, as well as a theme or subject associated with the user group. Theparticipants may define a theme of the user group by selecting a themeor subject from among a selection of themes. Each theme among theselection of themes may include corresponding display attributes, suchas the inclusion of a graphical element, or display color. For example,a user defined theme of “sports” may cause the media module 306 toinclude graphical elements such as sporting equipment along with theuser identifiers in the group identifier.

At operation 410, the presentation module 302 causes display of thegroup identifier generated based on at least the first user identifierand the second user identifier at the client device 102.

As an illustrative example from a user perspective, the first user mayscroll through a list of user connections or contacts that includes thesecond user—similar to a contacts list. For example, the group chatsystem 124 may display a list of user identifiers that the user mayscroll through to identify the second user.

In response to receiving an identification of the second user, the groupchat system 124 causes display of a GUI (e.g., GUI 1200 of FIG. 12 ),that includes a presentation of all the shared user groups between thefirst user and the identifiers user (i.e., the second user). The systemtherefore provides the first user with a shortcut to access various usergroups and conversations with the second user, through the GUI 1200. Thefirst user may then provide an input selecting a user group from amongthe presentation of the shared user groups in order to access the usergroup.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method 500 for generating andcausing display of an interface to shared user groups, according tocertain example embodiments. Operations of the method 500 may beperformed by the modules described above with respect to FIG. 3 . Asshown in FIG. 5 , the method 500 includes one or more operations 502,504, 506, 508, and 510.

At operation 502, the presentation module 302 presents a set of useridentifiers that include a third user identifier that identifies a thirduser, such as the GUI 1000 of FIG. 10 . For example, a first user may bepresented with the GUI 1200, to view all user groups shared betweenthemselves and a second user. The first user may request to add one ormore users to any of the user groups presented in the GUI 1200. Inresponse to receiving the request to add users to any of the usergroups, the presentation module 302 causes display of a presentation ofa set of user identifiers. For example, the set of user identifiers maybe retrieved from a list of connections associated with the first user,or may be based on proximity. For example, the list of user identifiersmay identify users located within the same geo-fence as the first user.

At operation 504, the user profile module 304 receives a selection ofthe third user identifier from among the presentation of the set of useridentifiers. For example, a user may provide a tactile input onto aposition of the third user identifier among the presentation of the setof user identifiers, via the GUI 1000 through a client device 102. Atoperation 506, in response to receiving the selection of the third useridentifier, the user profile module 304 adds the third user identifiedby the third user identifier to a user group.

At operation 508, in response to the user profile module 304 adding thethird user identified by the third user identifier to the user group,the media module 306 generates a new group identifier for the user groupbased on the third user identifier and the user identifiers of theparticipants of the user group (e.g., a first user identifier of a firstuser and a second user identifier of a second user).

At operation 510, the presentation module causes display of the new usergroup identifier, or updates the user group identifier of the user groupwithin a presentation of the user group.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method 600 for generating andcausing display of an interface to shared user groups, according tocertain example embodiments. Operations of the method 600 may beperformed by the modules described above with respect to FIG. 3 . Asshown in FIG. 6 , the method 600 includes one or more operations 602,and 604.

At operation 602, the communication module 308 receives a selection of apresentation of a group identifier that identifies a user group, such asthe group identifier generated in the method 400 of FIG. 4 , and asdepicted by the group identifier 1110 of FIG. 11 .

In response to receiving the selection of the group identifier thatidentifies the user group, at operation 604 the presentation module 302retrieves and causes display of a chat transcript associated with theuser group identified by the group identifier.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method 700 for generating andcausing display of an interface to shared user groups, according tocertain example embodiments. Operations of the method 700 may beperformed by the modules described above with respect to FIG. 3 . Asshown in FIG. 7 , the method 700 includes one or more operations 702,704, and 706.

At operation 702, the user profile module 304 receives a user input thatselects a presentation of a group identifier, wherein the user inputcomprises an input attribute that includes a duration or pressure. Auser viewing the GUI 1100 as depicted in FIG. 11 may provide a tactileinput onto a location of a display screen of a client device 102 thatcorresponds to the position of the group identifier 1110 among the setof group identifiers 1105. For example, the user may press and hold theposition of the group identifier 1110 for a predefined period of time.

At operation 704, the communication module 308 determines that theduration or pressure of the user input transgresses a threshold value.For example, the threshold value may be a period of time or a thresholdpressure.

At operation 706, in response to the communication module 308determining that the duration or pressure of the user input hastransgressed the threshold value, the presentation module 302 causesdisplay of a group profile associated with the user group. The groupprofile may for example comprise a display of a set of user identifiersthat identify participants of the group, as well as attributes of theuser group such as when the last message was sent, when the user groupwas created, and how many users are in the user group.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method 800 for generating andcausing display of an interface to shared user groups, according tocertain example embodiments. Operations of the method 800 may beperformed by the modules described above with respect to FIG. 3 . Asshown in FIG. 8 , the method 800 includes one or more operations 802,and 804.

At operation 802, the communication module 308 receives a user inputthat identifies a user group. For example, the user input may include atactile input that selects or otherwise identifies the user groupidentifier 1110 within the GUI 1100 as depicted in FIG. 11 , or maycomprise a text input that provides an identifier associated with themedia collection.

At operation 804, in response to the communication module 308 receivingthe user input that identifies the user group, the presentation module302 causes display of a transcript associated with the user groupidentified by the user input.

FIG. 9 is an interface diagram depicting a GUI 900 to display shareduser groups, according to certain example embodiments, and as discussedin the method 400 of FIG. 4 . As seen in FIG. 9 , the GUI 900 comprisesan identification of a user profile 905, and a graphical icon 910 toreceive an input to define a new user group.

In some embodiments, the GUI 900 may be displayed by the group chatsystem 124 in response to determining that a first user does not shareany user groups with a second user (i.e., the user identified by theuser identifier 905). In response to determining that the first userdoes not share any user groups with the identified second user, thegroup chat system 124 presents the graphical icon 910. The first usermay then select the graphical icon 910, and in response, the group chatsystem 124 may present the GUI 1000 as seen in FIG. 10 to define a newuser group.

FIG. 10 is an interface diagram depicting a GUI 1000 to display shareduser groups, according to certain example embodiments. As seen in FIG.10 , the GUI 1000 comprises a presentation of a user identifier 1005selected or otherwise identified by a first user, and a set of useridentifiers 1010 that may be added to a user group comprising a firstuser and a second user (identified by the user identifier 1005).

In some embodiments, in response to receiving an input selecting thegraphical icon 910 as depicted in the GUI 900, the group chat system 124presents the GUI 1000 to enable the user to define a new user group. Infurther embodiments, the GUI 1000 may also include a display of arecommended set of users 1015. For example, the recommended set of users1015 may comprise a list of user identifiers of users that a first usercommunicated with within a predefined threshold period of time (e.g., aday, a week), or a threshold number of messages (e.g., 10 messages). Asdiscussed in the method 500 depicted in FIG. 5 , a first user mayprovide an input that selects a user identifier from among the set ofuser identifiers 1010 in order to add a user to a group chat.

FIG. 11 is an interface diagram depicting a GUI 1100 to display shareduser groups, according to certain example embodiments. As seen in FIG.11 , the GUI 1100 comprises a presentation of a user identifier 1115selected or otherwise identified by a first user, and a set of shareduser groups 1105 that include both a first user and a second user(identified by the user identifier 1105).

As discussed in the method 400 of FIG. 4 , a user group identifier 1110may be generated by the group chat system 124 based on user identifiersassociated with participants of the user group (e.g., a first user and asecond user).

As discussed in the method 800 of FIG. 8 , selecting the user groupidentifier 1110 may cause the group chat system 124 to cause display ofa chat transcript associated with the user group identified by the usergroup identifier 1110 within the GUI 1100.

Software Architecture

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an example software architecture1206, which may be used in conjunction with various hardwarearchitectures herein described. FIG. 12 is a non-limiting example of asoftware architecture and it will be appreciated that many otherarchitectures may be implemented to facilitate the functionalitydescribed herein. The software architecture 1206 may execute on hardwaresuch as the machine 1300 of FIG. 13 that includes, among other things,processors 1304, memory 1314, and I/O components 1318. A representativehardware layer 1252 is illustrated and can represent, for example, themachine 1200 of FIG. 12 . The representative hardware layer 1252includes a processing unit 1254 having associated executableinstructions 1204. Executable instructions 1204 represent the executableinstructions of the software architecture 1206, including implementationof the methods, components and so forth described herein. The hardwarelayer 1252 also includes memory and/or storage modules memory/storage1256, which also have executable instructions 1204. The hardware layer1252 may also comprise other hardware 1258.

In the example architecture of FIG. 12 , the software architecture 1206may be conceptualized as a stack of layers where each layer providesparticular functionality. For example, the software architecture 1206may include layers such as an operating system 1202, libraries 1220,applications 1216 and a presentation layer 1214. Operationally, theapplications 1216 and/or other components within the layers may invokeapplication programming interface (API) API calls 1208 through thesoftware stack and receive a response as in response to the API calls1208. The layers illustrated are representative in nature and not allsoftware architectures have all layers. For example, some mobile orspecial purpose operating systems may not provide aframeworks/middleware 1218, while others may provide such a layer. Othersoftware architectures may include additional or different layers.

The operating system 1202 may manage hardware resources and providecommon services. The operating system 1202 may include, for example, akernel 1222, services 1224 and drivers 1226. The kernel 1222 may act asan abstraction layer between the hardware and the other software layers.For example, the kernel 1222 may be responsible for memory management,processor management (e.g., scheduling), component management,networking, security settings, and so on. The services 1224 may provideother common services for the other software layers. The drivers 1226are responsible for controlling or interfacing with the underlyinghardware. For instance, the drivers 1226 include display drivers, cameradrivers, Bluetooth® drivers, flash memory drivers, serial communicationdrivers (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB) drivers), Wi-Fi® drivers,audio drivers, power management drivers, and so forth depending on thehardware configuration.

The libraries 1220 provide a common infrastructure that is used by theapplications 1216 and/or other components and/or layers. The libraries1220 provide functionality that allows other software components toperform tasks in an easier fashion than to interface directly with theunderlying operating system 1202 functionality (e.g., kernel 1222,services 1224 and/or drivers 1226). The libraries 1220 may includesystem libraries 1244 (e.g., C standard library) that may providefunctions such as memory allocation functions, string manipulationfunctions, mathematical functions, and the like. In addition, thelibraries 1220 may include API libraries 1246 such as media libraries(e.g., libraries to support presentation and manipulation of variousmedia format such as MPREG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG), graphicslibraries (e.g., an OpenGL framework that may be used to render 2D and3D in a graphic content on a display), database libraries (e.g., SQLitethat may provide various relational database functions), web libraries(e.g., WebKit that may provide web browsing functionality), and thelike. The libraries 1220 may also include a wide variety of otherlibraries 1248 to provide many other APIs to the applications 1216 andother software components/modules.

The frameworks/middleware 1218 (also sometimes referred to asmiddleware) provide a higher-level common infrastructure that may beused by the applications 1216 and/or other software components/modules.For example, the frameworks/middleware 1218 may provide various graphicuser interface (GUI) functions, high-level resource management,high-level location services, and so forth. The frameworks/middleware1218 may provide a broad spectrum of other APIs that may be utilized bythe applications 1216 and/or other software components/modules, some ofwhich may be specific to a particular operating system 1202 or platform.

The applications 1216 include built-in applications 1238 and/orthird-party applications 1240. Examples of representative built-inapplications 1238 may include, but are not limited to, a contactsapplication, a browser application, a book reader application, alocation application, a media application, a messaging application,and/or a game application. Third-party applications 1240 may include anapplication developed using the ANDROID™ or IOS™ software developmentkit (SDK) by an entity other than the vendor of the particular platform,and may be mobile software running on a mobile operating system such asIOS™, ANDROID™, WINDOWS® Phone, or other mobile operating systems. Thethird-party applications 1240 may invoke the API calls 1208 provided bythe mobile operating system (such as operating system 1202) tofacilitate functionality described herein.

The applications 1216 may use built in operating system functions (e.g.,kernel 1222, services 1224 and/or drivers 1226), libraries 1220, andframeworks/middleware 1218 to create user interfaces to interact withusers of the system. Alternatively, or additionally, in some systemsinteractions with a user may occur through a presentation layer, such aspresentation layer 1214. In these systems, the application/component“logic” can be separated from the aspects of the application/componentthat interact with a user.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating components of a machine 1300,according to some example embodiments, able to read instructions from amachine-readable medium (e.g., a machine-readable storage medium) andperform any one or more of the methodologies discussed herein.Specifically, FIG. 13 shows a diagrammatic representation of the machine1300 in the example form of a computer system, within which instructions1310 (e.g., software, a program, an application, an applet, an app, orother executable code) for causing the machine 1300 to perform any oneor more of the methodologies discussed herein may be executed. As such,the instructions 1310 may be used to implement modules or componentsdescribed herein. The instructions 1310 transform the general,non-programmed machine 1300 into a particular machine 1300 programmed tocarry out the described and illustrated functions in the mannerdescribed. In alternative embodiments, the machine 1300 operates as astandalone device or may be coupled (e.g., networked) to other machines.In a networked deployment, the machine 1300 may operate in the capacityof a server machine or a client machine in a server-client networkenvironment, or as a peer machine in a peer-to-peer (or distributed)network environment. The machine 1300 may comprise, but not be limitedto, a server computer, a client computer, a personal computer (PC), atablet computer, a laptop computer, a netbook, a set-top box (STB), apersonal digital assistant (PDA), an entertainment media system, acellular telephone, a smart phone, a mobile device, a wearable device(e.g., a smart watch), a smart home device (e.g., a smart appliance),other smart devices, a web appliance, a network router, a networkswitch, a network bridge, or any machine capable of executing theinstructions 1310, sequentially or otherwise, that specify actions to betaken by machine 1300. Further, while only a single machine 1300 isillustrated, the term “machine” shall also be taken to include acollection of machines that individually or jointly execute theinstructions 1310 to perform any one or more of the methodologiesdiscussed herein.

The machine 1300 may include processors 1304, memory memory/storage1306, and I/O components 1318, which may be configured to communicatewith each other such as via a bus 1302. The memory/storage 1306 mayinclude a memory 1314, such as a main memory, or other memory storage,and a storage unit 1316, both accessible to the processors 1304 such asvia the bus 1302. The storage unit 1316 and memory 1314 store theinstructions 1310 embodying any one or more of the methodologies orfunctions described herein. The instructions 1310 may also reside,completely or partially, within the memory 1314, within the storage unit1316, within at least one of the processors 1304 (e.g., within theprocessor's cache memory), or any suitable combination thereof, duringexecution thereof by the machine 1300. Accordingly, the memory 1314, thestorage unit 1316, and the memory of processors 1304 are examples ofmachine-readable media.

The I/O components 1318 may include a wide variety of components toreceive input, provide output, produce output, transmit information,exchange information, capture measurements, and so on. The specific I/Ocomponents 1318 that are included in a particular machine 1300 willdepend on the type of machine. For example, portable machines such asmobile phones will likely include a touch input device or other suchinput mechanisms, while a headless server machine will likely notinclude such a touch input device. It will be appreciated that the I/Ocomponents 1318 may include many other components that are not shown inFIG. 13 . The I/O components 1318 are grouped according to functionalitymerely for simplifying the following discussion and the grouping is inno way limiting. In various example embodiments, the I/O components 1318may include output components 1326 and input components 1328. The outputcomponents 1326 may include visual components (e.g., a display such as aplasma display panel (PDP), a light emitting diode (LED) display, aliquid crystal display (LCD), a projector, or a cathode ray tube (CRT)),acoustic components (e.g., speakers), haptic components (e.g., avibratory motor, resistance mechanisms), other signal generators, and soforth. The input components 1328 may include alphanumeric inputcomponents (e.g., a keyboard, a touch screen configured to receivealphanumeric input, a photo-optical keyboard, or other alphanumericinput components), point based input components (e.g., a mouse, atouchpad, a trackball, a joystick, a motion sensor, or other pointinginstrument), tactile input components (e.g., a physical button, a touchscreen that provides location and/or force of touches or touch gestures,or other tactile input components), audio input components (e.g., amicrophone), and the like.

In further example embodiments, the I/O components 1318 may includebiometric components 1330, motion components 1334, environmentalenvironment components 1336, or position components 1338 among a widearray of other components. For example, the biometric components 1330may include components to detect expressions (e.g., hand expressions,facial expressions, vocal expressions, body gestures, or eye tracking),measure biosignals (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature,perspiration, or brain waves), identify a person (e.g., voiceidentification, retinal identification, facial identification,fingerprint identification, or electroencephalogram basedidentification), and the like. The motion components 1334 may includeacceleration sensor components (e.g., accelerometer), gravitation sensorcomponents, rotation sensor components (e.g., gyroscope), and so forth.The environment components 1336 may include, for example, illuminationsensor components (e.g., photometer), temperature sensor components(e.g., one or more thermometer that detect ambient temperature),humidity sensor components, pressure sensor components (e.g.,barometer), acoustic sensor components (e.g., one or more microphonesthat detect background noise), proximity sensor components (e.g.,infrared sensors that detect nearby objects), gas sensors (e.g., gasdetection sensors to detection concentrations of hazardous gases forsafety or to measure pollutants in the atmosphere), or other componentsthat may provide indications, measurements, or signals corresponding toa surrounding physical environment. The position components 1338 mayinclude location sensor components (e.g., a Global Position system (GPS)receiver component), altitude sensor components (e.g., altimeters orbarometers that detect air pressure from which altitude may be derived),orientation sensor components (e.g., magnetometers), and the like.

Communication may be implemented using a wide variety of technologies.The I/O components 1318 may include communication components 1340operable to couple the machine 1300 to a network 1332 or devices 1320via coupling 1322 and coupling 1324 respectively. For example, thecommunication components 1340 may include a network interface componentor other suitable device to interface with the network 1332. In furtherexamples, communication components 1340 may include wired communicationcomponents, wireless communication components, cellular communicationcomponents, Near Field Communication (NFC) components, Bluetooth®components (e.g., Bluetooth® Low Energy), Wi-Fi® components, and othercommunication components to provide communication via other modalities.The devices 1320 may be another machine or any of a wide variety ofperipheral devices (e.g., a peripheral device coupled via a UniversalSerial Bus (USB)).

Moreover, the communication components 1340 may detect identifiers orinclude components operable to detect identifiers. For example, thecommunication components 1340 may include Radio Frequency Identification(RFID) tag reader components, NFC smart tag detection components,optical reader components (e.g., an optical sensor to detectone-dimensional bar codes such as Universal Product Code (UPC) bar code,multi-dimensional bar codes such as Quick Response (QR) code, Azteccode, Data Matrix, Dataglyph, MaxiCode, PDF417, Ultra Code, UCC RSS-2Dbar code, and other optical codes), or acoustic detection components(e.g., microphones to identify tagged audio signals). In addition, avariety of information may be derived via the communication components1340, such as, location via Internet Protocol (IP) geo-location,location via Wi-Fi® signal triangulation, location via detecting a NFCbeacon signal that may indicate a particular location, and so forth.

GLOSSARY

“CARRIER SIGNAL” in this context refers to any intangible medium that iscapable of storing, encoding, or carrying instructions for execution bythe machine, and includes digital or analog communications signals orother intangible medium to facilitate communication of suchinstructions. Instructions may be transmitted or received over thenetwork using a transmission medium via a network interface device andusing any one of a number of well-known transfer protocols.

“CLIENT DEVICE” in this context refers to any machine that interfaces toa communications network to obtain resources from one or more serversystems or other client devices. A client device may be, but is notlimited to, a mobile phone, desktop computer, laptop, portable digitalassistants (PDAs), smart phones, tablets, ultra books, netbooks,laptops, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or programmableconsumer electronics, game consoles, set-top boxes, or any othercommunication device that a user may use to access a network.

“COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK” in this context refers to one or more portionsof a network that may be an ad hoc network, an intranet, an extranet, avirtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), a wirelessLAN (WLAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wireless WAN (WWAN), ametropolitan area network (MAN), the Internet, a portion of theInternet, a portion of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), aplain old telephone service (POTS) network, a cellular telephonenetwork, a wireless network, a Wi-Fi® network, another type of network,or a combination of two or more such networks. For example, a network ora portion of a network may include a wireless or cellular network andthe coupling may be a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) connection, aGlobal System for Mobile communications (GSM) connection, or other typeof cellular or wireless coupling. In this example, the coupling mayimplement any of a variety of types of data transfer technology, such asSingle Carrier Radio Transmission Technology (1xRTT), Evolution-DataOptimized (EVDO) technology, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)technology, Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) technology,third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) including 3G, fourthgeneration wireless (4G) networks, Universal Mobile TelecommunicationsSystem (UMTS), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), WorldwideInteroperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), Long Term Evolution (LTE)standard, others defined by various standard setting organizations,other long range protocols, or other data transfer technology.

“EMPHEMERAL MESSAGE” in this context refers to a message that isaccessible for a time-limited duration. An ephemeral message may be atext, an image, a video and the like. The access time for the ephemeralmessage may be set by the message sender. Alternatively, the access timemay be a default setting or a setting specified by the recipient.Regardless of the setting technique, the message is transitory.

“MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM” in this context refers to a component, deviceor other tangible media able to store instructions and data temporarilyor permanently and may include, but is not be limited to, random-accessmemory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), buffer memory, flash memory,optical media, magnetic media, cache memory, other types of storage(e.g., Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM)) and/or anysuitable combination thereof. The term “machine-readable medium” shouldbe taken to include a single medium or multiple media (e.g., acentralized or distributed database, or associated caches and servers)able to store instructions. The term “machine-readable medium” shallalso be taken to include any medium, or combination of multiple media,that is capable of storing instructions (e.g., code) for execution by amachine, such that the instructions, when executed by one or moreprocessors of the machine, cause the machine to perform any one or moreof the methodologies described herein. Accordingly, a “machine-readablemedium” refers to a single storage apparatus or device, as well as“cloud-based” storage systems or storage networks that include multiplestorage apparatus or devices. The term “machine-readable medium”excludes signals per se.

“COMPONENT” in this context refers to a device, physical entity or logichaving boundaries defined by function or subroutine calls, branchpoints, application program interfaces (APIs), or other technologiesthat provide for the partitioning or modularization of particularprocessing or control functions. Components may be combined via theirinterfaces with other components to carry out a machine process. Acomponent may be a packaged functional hardware unit designed for usewith other components and a part of a program that usually performs aparticular function of related functions. Components may constituteeither software components (e.g., code embodied on a machine-readablemedium) or hardware components. A “hardware component” is a tangibleunit capable of performing certain operations and may be configured orarranged in a certain physical manner. In various example embodiments,one or more computer systems (e.g., a standalone computer system, aclient computer system, or a server computer system) or one or morehardware components of a computer system (e.g., a processor or a groupof processors) may be configured by software (e.g., an application orapplication portion) as a hardware component that operates to performcertain operations as described herein. A hardware component may also beimplemented mechanically, electronically, or any suitable combinationthereof. For example, a hardware component may include dedicatedcircuitry or logic that is permanently configured to perform certainoperations. A hardware component may be a special-purpose processor,such as a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or an ApplicationSpecific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). A hardware component may alsoinclude programmable logic or circuitry that is temporarily configuredby software to perform certain operations. For example, a hardwarecomponent may include software executed by a general-purpose processoror other programmable processor. Once configured by such software,hardware components become specific machines (or specific components ofa machine) uniquely tailored to perform the configured functions and areno longer general-purpose processors. It will be appreciated that thedecision to implement a hardware component mechanically, in dedicatedand permanently configured circuitry, or in temporarily configuredcircuitry (e.g., configured by software) may be driven by cost and timeconsiderations. Accordingly, the phrase “hardware component”(or“hardware-implemented component”) should be understood to encompass atangible entity, be that an entity that is physically constructed,permanently configured (e.g., hardwired), or temporarily configured(e.g., programmed) to operate in a certain manner or to perform certainoperations described herein. Considering embodiments in which hardwarecomponents are temporarily configured (e.g., programmed), each of thehardware components need not be configured or instantiated at any oneinstance in time. For example, where a hardware component comprises ageneral-purpose processor configured by software to become aspecial-purpose processor, the general-purpose processor may beconfigured as respectively different special-purpose processors (e.g.,comprising different hardware components) at different times. Softwareaccordingly configures a particular processor or processors, forexample, to constitute a particular hardware component at one instanceof time and to constitute a different hardware component at a differentinstance of time. Hardware components can provide information to, andreceive information from, other hardware components. Accordingly, thedescribed hardware components may be regarded as being communicativelycoupled. Where multiple hardware components exist contemporaneously,communications may be achieved through signal transmission (e.g., overappropriate circuits and buses) between or among two or more of thehardware components. In embodiments in which multiple hardwarecomponents are configured or instantiated at different times,communications between such hardware components may be achieved, forexample, through the storage and retrieval of information in memorystructures to which the multiple hardware components have access. Forexample, one hardware component may perform an operation and store theoutput of that operation in a memory device to which it iscommunicatively coupled. A further hardware component may then, at alater time, access the memory device to retrieve and process the storedoutput. Hardware components may also initiate communications with inputor output devices, and can operate on a resource (e.g., a collection ofinformation). The various operations of example methods described hereinmay be performed, at least partially, by one or more processors that aretemporarily configured (e.g., by software) or permanently configured toperform the relevant operations. Whether temporarily or permanentlyconfigured, such processors may constitute processor-implementedcomponents that operate to perform one or more operations or functionsdescribed herein. As used herein, “processor-implemented component”refers to a hardware component implemented using one or more processors.Similarly, the methods described herein may be at least partiallyprocessor-implemented, with a particular processor or processors beingan example of hardware. For example, at least some of the operations ofa method may be performed by one or more processors orprocessor-implemented components. Moreover, the one or more processorsmay also operate to support performance of the relevant operations in a“cloud computing” environment or as a “software as a service” (SaaS).For example, at least some of the operations may be performed by a groupof computers (as examples of machines including processors), with theseoperations being accessible via a network (e.g., the Internet) and viaone or more appropriate interfaces (e.g., an Application ProgramInterface (API)). The performance of certain of the operations may bedistributed among the processors, not only residing within a singlemachine, but deployed across a number of machines. In some exampleembodiments, the processors or processor-implemented components may belocated in a single geographic location (e.g., within a homeenvironment, an office environment, or a server farm). In other exampleembodiments, the processors or processor-implemented components may bedistributed across a number of geographic locations.

“PROCESSOR” in this context refers to any circuit or virtual circuit (aphysical circuit emulated by logic executing on an actual processor)that manipulates data values according to control signals (e.g.,“commands”, “op codes”, “machine code”, etc.) and which producescorresponding output signals that are applied to operate a machine. Aprocessor may, for example, be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), aReduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor, a ComplexInstruction Set Computing (CISC) processor, a Graphics Processing Unit(GPU), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application SpecificIntegrated Circuit (ASIC), a Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC)or any combination thereof. A processor may further be a multi-coreprocessor having two or more independent processors (sometimes referredto as “cores”) that may execute instructions contemporaneously.

“TIMESTAMP” in this context refers to a sequence of characters orencoded information identifying when a certain event occurred, forexample giving date and time of day, sometimes accurate to a smallfraction of a second.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method comprising: receiving, from a clientdevice, an identification of a first user identifier from among a listof user identifiers; identifying, from among a plurality of group chatsessions associated with the client device, a group chat session thatincludes a user identified by the first user identifier, the group chatsession corresponding with a theme that comprises one or more graphicalattributes that represent a subject associated with the group chatsession; receiving a request to add users to the group chat session;identifying one or more users based on a communication history betweenthe one or more users and a user of the client device, responsive to therequest; causing display of a list that comprises one or more useridentifiers associated with the one or more users identified based onthe communication history, the one or more user identifiers including asecond user identifier; receiving a selection of the second useridentifier; generating a group identifier based on the one or moregraphical attributes associated with the theme assigned to the groupchat session that represents the subject associated with the group andat least the first user identifier and the second user identifier, thefirst user identifier and the second user identifier comprisinggraphical avatars; causing display of the group identifier among a setof group identifiers comprising the one or more graphical attributesassociated with the theme; receiving an input that selects the groupidentifier, the input comprising an input property that includes aninput pressure; determining that the input pressure of the inputtransgresses a threshold value; and causing display of a presentation ofthe group chat session responsive to the determining that the inputpressure transgresses the threshold value, the presentation of the groupchat session including the group identifier and attributes of the groupchat session, the attributes including an indication of a time that thegroup chat session was initiated.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein theidentifying the group chat session that includes the user associatedwith the user identifier further comprises: identifying a plurality ofgroup chat sessions that include the group chat session; and identifyingthe group chat session from among the plurality of group chat session.3. The method of claim 1, wherein the theme associated with the groupchat session is based on a selection of the theme from among a pluralityof themes.
 4. A system comprising: a memory; and at least one hardwareprocessor coupled to the memory and comprising instructions that causesthe system to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a clientdevice , an identification of a first user identifier from among a listof user identifiers; identifying, from among a plurality of group chatsessions associated with the client device, a group chat session thatincludes a user identified by the first user identifier, the group chatsession corresponding with a theme that comprises one or more graphicalattributes that represent a subject associated with the group chatsession; receiving a request to add users to the group chat session;identifying one or more users based on a communication history betweenthe one or more users and a user of the client device, responsive to therequest; causing display of a list that comprises one or more useridentifiers associated with the one or more users identified based onthe communication history , the one or more user identifiers including asecond user identifier; receiving a selection of the second useridentifier; generating a group identifier based on the one or moregraphical attributes associated with the theme assigned to the groupchat session that represents the subject associated with the group andat least the first user identifier and the second user identifier, thefirst user identifier and the second user identifier comprisinggraphical avatars; causing display of the group identifier among a setof group identifiers comprising the one or more graphical attributesassociated with the theme; receiving an input that selects the groupidentifier, the input comprising an input property that includes aninput pressure; determining that the input pressure of the inputtransgresses a threshold value; and causing display of a presentation ofthe group chat session responsive to the determining that the inputpressure transgresses the threshold value, the presentation of the groupchat session including the group identifier and attributes of the groupchat session, the attributes including an indication of a time that thegroup chat session was initiated.
 5. The system of claim 4, wherein theidentifying the group chat session that includes the user associatedwith the user identifier further comprises: identifying a plurality ofgroup chat sessions that include the group chat session; and identifyingthe group chat session from among the plurality of group chat session.6. The system of claim 4, wherein the theme associated with the groupchat session is based on a selection of the theme from among a pluralityof themes.
 7. A non-transitory machine-readable storage mediumcomprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors ofa machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:receiving, from a client device , an identification of a first useridentifier from among a list of user identifiers; identifying, fromamong a plurality of group chat sessions associated with the clientdevice, a group chat session that includes a user identified by thefirst user identifier, the group chat session corresponding with a themethat comprises one or more graphical attributes that represent a subjectassociated with the group chat session; receiving a request to add reusers to the group chat session; identifying one or more users based ona communication history between the one or more users and a user of theclient device, responsive to the request; causing display of a list thatcomprises one or more user identifiers associated with the one or moreusers identified based on the communication history , the one or moreuser identifiers including a second user identifier; receiving aselection of the second user identifier; generating a group identifierbased on the one or more graphical attributes associated with the themeassigned to the group chat session that represents the subjectassociated with the group and at least the first user identifier and thesecond user identifier, the first user identifier and the second useridentifier comprising graphical avatars; causing display of the groupidentifier among a set of group identifiers comprising the one or moregraphical attributes associated with the theme; receiving an input thatselects the group identifier, the input comprising an input propertythat includes an input pressure; determining that the input pressure ofthe input transgresses a threshold value; and causing display of apresentation of the group chat session responsive to the determiningthat the input pressure transgresses the threshold value, thepresentation of the group chat session including the group identifierand attributes of the group chat session, the attributes including anindication of a time that the group chat session was initiated.
 8. Thenon-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein theidentifying the group chat session that includes the user associatedwith the user identifier further comprises: identifying a plurality ofgroup chat sessions that include the group chat session; and identifyingthe group chat session from among the plurality of group chat session.